PUT Daniel Craig in a pair of trunks and that over-developed torso will have girls heading for the cinema alongside boys eager to see the gun-toting power of 007’s testosterone.

But, like every James Bond before him, Craig has a problem without his licence to kill.

Since Casino Royale he’s given us Invasion, The Golden Compass and Flashbacks of a Fool.

Proof of a strong work ethic from an actor eager to capitalise on his rising, northern star... or evidence of someone whose luck doesn’t always ring true?

Here, he’s Tuvia Belski – one of three siblings who escape from Nazi clutches to lead a resistance in the woodlands of Belorussia, ready to apparently save more lives than Oskar Schindler.

Alongside him are Liev Schreiber as brother Zus and Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell as kid bro Asael, who seems to be half the size he ought to be in such company. This is supposed to be a three-year true story to inspire us like The Pianist or Saving Private Ryan.

But watching these brothers heading off into the trees is a bit like stumbling upon a WWII version of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! None of the three main stars seems to be truly capable of nailing their characters.

And director Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond/The Last Samurai) lets the running time hit 136 minutes without ever really showing us how so many people could have survived for so long with so little food.